Meaning of pull one's head in | Babel Free

Definitions

To withdraw; to discontinue what one is doing or saying; to back off.

Australia, New-Zealand, figuratively

Examples

“I really should have pulled my head in once they produced that evidence.”

““Come on. Get yer gear off. Get yer gear off like mine,” the fanstopper Australian shouted, standing and pointing to his own bare chest. Two of his friends pulled him back down into his chair. “Pull your head in,” one of them said.”

“‘But you have got to pull your head in a little bit,’ he said. ‘We love your aggression and your toughness, but all the other stuff is hurting you – we need to pull you into line.’”

“Denis also told me to me pull my head in on The Footy Show, but that was never going to happen. I loved being the class clown on that show too much.”

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